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Nineteenth Century Invoices and Receipts Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Alphabetical by recipient.
Invoices, receipts and related material for financial transactions during the nineteenth century, mostly in Virginia and on the East Coast. The collection is arranged alphabetically by the name attached to the document, with usually one document per name. Many items do not have locations, but most are in Virginia. These items give an overview of the types of goods purchased and the price of these purchases during the nineteenth century.
Receipt for William W. Beadles, Farmers Bank, Richmond, Virginia, December 17, 1844. Signed by Stuart Morris.
Payment to J.S. New for shoe leather from M. Branch estate per Mares & Christian and E.W. Branch. November 1856.
Receipt for coal from P.C. Laurs at 10 cents per bushel. August 28, 1848.
Invoice of clothing bought of [illegible] by F.W. Deven. February 20, 1856. Location unknown.
Receipt for ticket paid in Fort Republic, Virginia to Southern Express Company. December 2, 1898.
Receipt and invoice for household items bought from Alexander Nott and Binford and Norman. Richmond, Virginia. 1848.
Receipt for Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7, bought from Frank Taylor of Thompson and [unclear]. 1831 or 1851.
Three receipts for shipping bundles of paper with Sloop Lewis and Sloop Aetna. Receipt for rent from heirs of James M.Varnum. Possibly Washington, D.C. and New York. 1833 and 1837.
S.G. Fauntling Invoice for purchases from Dunn & Burch. 3 pages listing mostly groceries and general store items. April-December 1889.
Tax receipt for payment in full of tax for 1834 by John Fleming. Location unknown.
Givandon, R. Receipt for sessions in penmanship from Levi Dolbear, $10.00. Natchez. February 3, 1848.
Order slip for corn written to William Spencer by Dabney Hill asking him to give a bushel to William Evans. September 6, 1843.
Receipt for a curry comb and chisel bought from B.H. Powell. January 24,1848.
Receipt for Archibald Hollen by Elias Hollen for $5 payment to Daniel Thomas. September 30, 1868. Location unknown.
Invoice with debits and credits noted for Susanna Hubard from Rives, Thornton & Gilliam for general store items. 1817-1818. Other names mentioned are Edward Carrington, William Akins and John W. Maury. Location unknown.
Invoice for E.S. Hyde from Henry May & Brother, Baltimore, Maryland for a watch related items. May 25, 1858.
List of interest payments from various people in 1859, notes on payments from 1857-1858, and invoice for 16 yards of "cassmir" from Paynter, Davis & Co., Baltimore, Maryland, March 26, 1861.
Check sent by James F. Leitch & Company, Liverpool to John Mutts & Co. for one thousand poinds sterling in London. January 7, 1817, Virginia Manchester. "Chambers & Co., 48 Wall St, New York" is printed on edge.
Receipts for Jacob Lineweaver, Rockingham County, Virginia. Includes a receipt/invoice for general store items, a receipt with Isaac Good for crocks of pudding and a receipt for a subscription to the Rockingham Register. 1858, 1870 and undated.
Receipt for $200 from John Mayo for "in part of my claim upon the Manchester Mills," signed by Eliza A.Mayo, March 28, 1811.
Two bank notes by D. M. Mccormick for $106.97 and $611.50. Bank of Fayetteville. 1858 and 1862.
$70 check from Colonel Cunningham, Richmond, Virginia to J.B. McCaw, M.D. for medical services. 1880-1881.
Receipt for payment of $586.15 by John L. McGriffin and others "in the name of the Central Bank said Execution issued from the County Court of Augusta, Virginia." December 26, 1857.
Post Office Registry receipt for Miss Lizzie Miller for a letter addressed to Erie Wother Company. Elkton, Virginia. February 16, 1885.
Legal Receipts for Richard Dunn, administrator of Thomas Moody, deceased. Names include Thomas Moody (Jr.?), Mary Wilkinson and Robert Wilkinson. 2 items. Prince George County, Virginia. 1853-1857.
Receipt for William Langley, administer of William Moseley, from the Clerk of Norfolk regarding a trail. 1810.
Receipts of Mr. Mundy. Brickwork and washing by George Banks, glazing by Robert Garthright, and english silk from J.H. Tucker. 3 items. Richmond, Virginia. 1860's and 1870's.
Invoice for Newman and Clark from Montgomery & Wilson, Fruit and Produce Dealers, Norfolk, Virginia. October 1879.
Receipt to [illigible]. Cash received from A. Crenshaw, William Tinsley, wheat in Richmond and R. Davis. Richmond, Virginia. November 20, 1821.
Receipt from Miss Martha Page to John Edgar for music instruction, $20 for 1 quarter. January 1, 1844. (Provenance - received with the Tucker Papers).
Receipt signed by Thomas Sweeney for package delivered to Mrs. Selia A. Pane, Petersburg, Virginia, by Adams Express Company. June 8, 1865.
Receipt from Joseph Phillips to William Phillips for the hire of negroes, December 31, 1834. Receipt for subscription to "Old Dominion & Chronicle Office" in Portsmouth, Virginia, July 27, 1841.
An account of the estate of Elizabeth Pilson, 1862-63. Names include H. Clay Pilson, George W. Pilson, William H. Pilson, and Mathew T. Pilson. Invoice for Mathew Pilson in account with J.M. Gates, 1861-1862 for horse related items. Receipt for J. Garnett, Treasurer of the (Va?) C.R.R. Company to pay William H. James, Cashier of Bank Staunton, signed by Mathew Pilson, Rocky Spring, April 17, 1864. 3 items.
5 receipts of Henry P. Poindexter of Richmond, Virginia.
Invoice for J.C. Randolph & Co. from Dr. E.J. Higgins, wholesale liquor dealer, Norfolk, Virginia, February and March 1878.
Receipt for items bought at a general store, including salt, grapes, butter and wire. Undated. Location unknown.
Receipt from Murray, Mundell & Grinnan on account of Mr. George Richardson, signed by Hugh Mercer, London, dated August 3, 1804.
Receipt from William Giles, Jr. to William Rinedollar for $5 "part of his note." Henrico County, Virginia, March 2, 1808.
Receipt from Jas B. Macmurdo for payment by Conway Robinson for items bought at auction of James Heron. Items purchased were Henin and Mumfords' Reports and Mumfords' Reports. May 12, 1823.
Receipt from E. Rosenwald & Bro for "one bundle of merchandise" received on the Harnden's Southern Express. Richmond, Virginia, August 4, 1862.
Receipt for J.C. Rutherford from James C. Shotts (?) for suit of "J. Thompson, Jr. April 18, 1849.
Receipt for a one year subscription to the Virginia Patriot, Richmond, Virginia for $5. Signed by C. Carrington. February 7, 1814.
8 invoices from various businesses in Richmond, Virginia. Businesses include the Richmond Tea Compnay, E. Bottiheimer, Wirt Roberts, Peyton R. Carrington, C.L. Radway, and others. Items include sewing machine contract, groceries, tea, general store, doctor visit, and coal. Names include Thomas Southward, James T. Southward, and Mrs. M.F. Southward. 1867-1873.
Receipt for money given to B.F. Moore, attorney, as an arbitrator in suit between B.I. Spruill and wife vs Lewis & Wilson. Tarboro, North Carolina. November 27, 1833.
Receipt for Miss Susan B. Stott "through the hands of William S. Booker, two bonds executed on 14th of August 1833 by Samuel J. Walker, Benj P. Walker and Wm Walton." Signed by Henry P. Irving. Possibly Richmond or Cumberland County, Virginia. December 24, 1838.
John B. Strachan note to Mr. Cosby asking him to pay the amount owed him. October 14, 1815.
Check from H. Swineford to Clemmitt & Jones for "furnishing & pringtin cards, notices and programmes," signed H. Swineford, treasure Toppa Lodge No. 40, Richmond, Virginia. July 27, 1877.
Receipt for Chancery Court advertisement in the Richmond Enquirer. Other names mentioned are Creed Taylor, Richie and Cook and W.G. Pendleton. Richmond, Virginia. February 26, 1830.
Invoice for P.M. Thompson, Williamsburg, Virginia, from Alsop, Mosby & Co., Richmond, Virginia, for the purchase of Turkish Towels. June 6, 1893. Received with the Henry A. Washington Papers.
Invoice for items bought by Mr. Charles Waller from John Lindsey. Items include tea, whiskey, paper and more. November 1869-April 1870.
8 receipts for food items, some purchased of Margaret Scellen. Possibly in York, Virginia. 1831 and undated. Received with Tucker Papers.
Shipment laden order by C.F. Whittle for 25 hogshead tobacco, from the port of Richmond, Virginia to Norfolk, Virginia. Richmond, Virginia. March 16, 1810.
William Wilkins promissory note from William Wilkins to pay E.A. Marks $112.22. December 30, 1857.
Receipt for a colt sold by William W. Henderson to William L. Williams. October 1, 1856.
List of bills with amounts owed, signed by James Wilson. Undated, possibly 18th century.
3 accounts of patients of Dr. Joseph Wilson. Names include James Lebly, Nicholas Ryan and T.N. Lindsey. One receipt is for medical items, one for a general store, and one for the boarding of "Harvey Bear" probably a horse, 1856-1866.